girl's name
Alaijah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 740
Alaijah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2004, when 49 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 276,319 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1996.
Alaijah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 50 |
| 2000s | 334 |
| 2010s | 263 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 93 |
How popular is Alaijah?
In 2025, Alaijah was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Alaijah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Alaijah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Alaijah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Alaijah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Alaijah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Alaijah
How popular is the name Alaijah?
In 2025, Alaijah was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Alaijah a girl's or a boy's name?
Alaijah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Alaijah most popular?
Alaijah peaked in 2004, when 49 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Alaijah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Alaijah currently ranks #8,547 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.